CRG’s great expectations amid licence row
Central Rand Gold says it may become one of SA’s lowest cost gold producers and be the solution to rising acid mine water, if only the courts will return its revoked mining right.
BHP gets go-ahead for Olympic Dam expansion
BHP Billiton has moved a step closer towards an estimated $20bn to $30bn expansion of its Olympic Dam copper and uranium mine.
Rio surrenders 51% stake in Murowa Diamonds
Rio Tinto has told Zimbabwe's government it will give up a 51% stake in its local diamond unit Murowa, reports state media.
Raising the bar on BEE
Kumba Iron Ore’s windfall BEE payout has restored confidence in black economic empowerment.
Transnet opens magnetite route
Transnet Freight Rail has opened a line to transport magnetite for export, after disruptions caused by damage to a bridge, says the company.
Shanduka seeks controlling stake in coal JV
Shanduka Group hopes to conclude a deal before the end of the year which will increase its stake in a coal venture with Glencore to a controlling one, reports Business Day.
Sata’s clean sweep gets thumbs up
Since his upset Sept. 20 election victory, former opposition Michael Sata has made his mark on Africa's biggest copper producer.
Kasukuwere calls time on tardy miners
Saviour Kasukuwere, Zimbabwe's youth, indigenisation and empowerment minister, says the country will move quietly in seizing shares of companies failing to have met the indigenisation deadline.
Zambian workers strike over pay
About 2,000 Zambian workers at NFC Africa Mining, majority-owned by China Nonferrous Metals Mining Corporation, have gone on a strike.
Zambia lifts metals export ban
Zambia has lifted a ban on metal exports just two days after imposing it to sort out irregularities and increase transparency, says a minerals ministry official.